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NitroNutter · 27-10-2004, 18:28

Well if they want VOB or VOIP to take off along with other premium services, ie the media streaming as well as all the regualr benefits of the internet, the open source software, all the flash games and abandonware etc etc. something has to be done about not just the speed but the cap as well. Or are we going back to stoneage comm GB where we are going to be metered again for talking, having just got us used to talking for as long as we like as long as we watch the clock.
I guess that really would be a top notch ruse and rip off looming

If Ignition is correct in ALL he says expect your communication and entertainment packages to be costing you big time in the near future.
It allready is now compared to 20 years ago the telco and licencing is taking a wacking approx 1:25 of you annual income if your on about 30K a year and you have all the packages compared to approximately a 1:52 from your annual income in the early 80's. This is before anyone buys into any extra premium services like front row or box office and extra BB premium services that on NTL you cannot use because of the CAPs.
The last thing the telco's can afford to do is price their products out of the market place, which is slowly being done, vast amounts of people cannot afford some digital subscriber services now. Keep up with the current trend of restrictions and prcice hikes, telephone BB and TV will again become for the rich only, about 10-20% or so of the country will only be able to afford the services.

I mean to say, many Industries including local and national government are currently considering huge pay cuts possibly arround 20% so wheres yer NTL and BT money gonna come from ? that will make it about 1:20 of your annual income to telco's and associated licencing. and if the current trend of price hiking is followed and introducing metering again on their services we could be looking at as much as 1:10 in the next decade to telco's, by the time youve paid your income taxes and NI and the extra pension contributions you now need to make and pay for all this communication and visual entertainment you may be lucky if you can eat at christmas, and when i say christamas I mean JUST christmas.

To sum it up
So if all this digital content which is based on technoligy and is with the trends of all technoligy supposed to get cheeper as time goes on then somethign is seriously wrong in the BB and satelite and phone industry because it isnt getting cheeper its getting dearer and more restricted.

27-10-2004, 18:28	#29
NitroNutter Inactive Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: <-- Not All there ? Knock Knock Services: You cannot afford me!!! Posts: 1,139	Re: More ntl speed changes Well if they want VOB or VOIP to take off along with other premium services, ie the media streaming as well as all the regualr benefits of the internet, the open source software, all the flash games and abandonware etc etc. something has to be done about not just the speed but the cap as well. Or are we going back to stoneage comm GB where we are going to be metered again for talking, having just got us used to talking for as long as we like as long as we watch the clock. I guess that really would be a top notch ruse and rip off looming If Ignition is correct in ALL he says expect your communication and entertainment packages to be costing you big time in the near future. It allready is now compared to 20 years ago the telco and licencing is taking a wacking approx 1:25 of you annual income if your on about 30K a year and you have all the packages compared to approximately a 1:52 from your annual income in the early 80's. This is before anyone buys into any extra premium services like front row or box office and extra BB premium services that on NTL you cannot use because of the CAPs. The last thing the telco's can afford to do is price their products out of the market place, which is slowly being done, vast amounts of people cannot afford some digital subscriber services now. Keep up with the current trend of restrictions and prcice hikes, telephone BB and TV will again become for the rich only, about 10-20% or so of the country will only be able to afford the services. I mean to say, many Industries including local and national government are currently considering huge pay cuts possibly arround 20% so wheres yer NTL and BT money gonna come from ? that will make it about 1:20 of your annual income to telco's and associated licencing. and if the current trend of price hiking is followed and introducing metering again on their services we could be looking at as much as 1:10 in the next decade to telco's, by the time youve paid your income taxes and NI and the extra pension contributions you now need to make and pay for all this communication and visual entertainment you may be lucky if you can eat at christmas, and when i say christamas I mean JUST christmas. To sum it up So if all this digital content which is based on technoligy and is with the trends of all technoligy supposed to get cheeper as time goes on then somethign is seriously wrong in the BB and satelite and phone industry because it isnt getting cheeper its getting dearer and more restricted.